What a start for the Texas Rangers.
One day after Jordan Montgomery led a shutout of the Astros in Game 1 of the ALCS, the Rangers held on for a 5-4 win in a Game 2 thriller on Monday. The Rangers jumped to a 4-0 start in the first inning and got six innings of three-run ball from Nathan Eovaldi, who worked his way out of a fifth-inning, bases-loaded, no-out jam without allowing a run.
The Astros cut the deficit to 5-4 on a Yordan Álvarez home run in the eighth, his second of the day, but never tied it or took the lead. The series shifts to Arlington on Wednesday. The Rangers, who are now 7-0 in the postseason, will have three games at home while needing two wins to close out the series.
In the night cap, the Philadelphia Phillies kick off the NLCS against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Philadelphia is looking to make it two straight trips to the World Series, while Arizona hasn’t found itself in this position since 2007, when the D-backs were swept by the Colorado Rockies in the NLCS. It’s a battle of the Zac/ks, as Arizona’s Zac Gallen faces off against Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler.
Follow along as Yahoo Sports provides the latest news, scores, updates and highlights as all four remaining postseason teams are in action Monday.
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Gallen hits Alec Bohm and then walks Bryson Stott. Bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the third.
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Another first-pitch swing from Bryce Harper, this time for an RBI single after Trea Turner doubled. 4-0 Phillies.
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Since allowing a leadoff single to Corbin Carroll, Zack Wheeler has gotten nine straight outs. 3-0 Phillies in the third.
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Another Philly at-bat, another Philly solo homer. Nick Castellanos this time. 3-0 Phillies bottom of the second.
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Bryce Harper starts his birthday with a home run. 2-0 Phillies.
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